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At Playgroup Queensland we know the value of drawing and colouring when it comes to developing a child’s ‘skills’ palette. Every time a child adds a splash of colour to a piece of paper or draws a stick-finger family, they are taking their first step in developing their fine motor and cognitive skills, imagination, and focus … just to name some. But, parents everywhere know that while this creativity is delightful on the right surface, if they turn away for just a minute, it can end up dramatically presented in places not intended to be a permanent art display!

In 2015, Professor Lydia Plowman examined how UK preschool children used apps and the impact on their play (http://learninghub.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/five-things-to-know-about-promoting-creativity-and-play/).

Babies are instantly social, and their first impressions count. The earlier babies can enjoy rewarding relationships, the better their prospects to progress socially and emotionally, experts say.

From the intimate exchanges of the family world they first encounter, to the gradual exposures to the world at large, babies live and learn by the relationships reflected to them and their sense of belonging...